Job description: Using Principles of chemistry to produce chemicals, products closely related to chemicals, or products created using chemicals.
Average salary: $ 84,680 per year
Starting salary: $64,902 per year
Gender Breakdown: Male- 88.5% Female- 11.5%
Job outlook: A decline of 2 percent because the engineers are now involved in production, rather than researching.
Top 3 schools: MIT, University of California, California Institute of Technology
Professional societies: American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
